CVE-2018-8087

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—Trending — 4 sources updated this week

5.5

Memory leak in the hwsim_new_radio_nl function in drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering an out-of-array error case.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: 5.5(medium)
EPSS: 13.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

March 13, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (28)

cve@mitrehttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0ddcff49b672239dda94d70d0fcf50317a9f4b51
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103397
cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029
cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0ddcff49b672239dda94d70d0fcf50317a9f4b51
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-1/
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3676-2/
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-1/
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-2/
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-1/
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-2/
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-3/
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-4/
cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0ddcff49b672239dda94d70d0fcf50317a9f4b51

Patch Availability(10)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	linux-image-extra-4.13.0-45-generic (4.13.0-45.50~16.04.1) @ xenial	2026-05-28	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-image-4.15.0-1012-raspi2 (4.15.0-1012.13) @ bionic	2026-05-28	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-1013-azure (4.15.0-1013.13) @ bionic	2026-05-28	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-1013-azure (4.15.0-1013.13~16.04.2) @ xenial	2026-05-28	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-image-extra-4.4.0-128-generic (4.4.0-128.154) @ xenial	2026-05-28	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-23-lowlatency (4.15.0-23.25) @ bionic	2026-05-28	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-image-extra-4.4.0-128-generic (4.4.0-128.154~14.04.1) @ trusty	2026-05-28	ubuntu
ubuntu	linux-image-raspi2 (4.13.0.1022.20) @ artful	2026-05-28	ubuntu
redhat	kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-1062.rt56.1022.el7	2019-08-07	redhat
redhat	kernel-0:3.10.0-1062.el7	2019-08-06	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-772Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

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Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-8087?

CVE-2018-8087 is a medium vulnerability published on March 13, 2018. Memory leak in the hwsimnewradionl function in drivers/net/wireless/mac80211hwsim.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering an out-of-array error case.

When was CVE-2018-8087 disclosed?

CVE-2018-8087 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 13, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2018-8087 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-8087 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 13.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-8087?

CVE-2018-8087 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2018-8087?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-8087, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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